On Thursday, auditors went to the courthouse in Santa Fe to try to figure out if a judge's claims have any merit.

Clients who are part of the drug court program have to pay a $50 fee every month. That money gets spent on clients as they go through the program, helping them pay for things like transportation, drug testing, child care and housing.

But in a complaint sent to State Auditor Hector Balderas, Judge Sheri Raphaelson, who is based in Rio Arriba County, claims money collected as part of the drug court program may have been misused. She also questioned whether some of the money is missing.

Raphaelson did not return calls from Action 7 News on Thursday.

Court Administrator Stephen Pacheco said the judge's accusations are not true and every penny from the drug court fee fund is accounted for. Pacheco said he looks forward to the auditor's findings to put an end to the claims.

In her complaint, Raphaelson expressed two concerns. She questions money from the fund being spent on things like clients' utility bills, vehicle repairs and to purchase drug test kits. The court administrator said the money was all spent appropriately and under Supreme Court guidelines.

Secondly, Raphaelson expressed concern about the total amount of money collected from fees.

Santa Fe County has many more clients in drug court than Rio Arriba County. Since 2010, there have been 144 people in Santa Fe County, compared to 32 in Rio Arriba County. So, the judge wondered why the total amount of money collected is essentially the same for each county.

The court administrator said that's because the judge running drug court in Santa Fe County often waives the fees, which judges have the right to do. Raphaelson ran the Rio Arriba County drug court program until this month.

Since 2010 in Santa Fe County, only 35 percent of clients actually paid fees. In Rio Arriba County, almost 80 percent of clients paid fee.

Auditors said the findings won't be available until late next week at the earliest.

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